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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
Sorry, I’m not explaining correctly. I have access to both ends of the black and white wires. I check continuity on those wires and there is continuity.
The two wires come off the fireplace, go into wall and then reappear in outlet box a few feet away. The black wire was wrapped with 4 other black wires and the white is the same scenario. Either something is happening between the outlet and fireplace or the fireplace itself.
I think I’ll try connecting the wires in out let and disconnect wires from fireplace. Then I’ll try to hook light up to the two wires at the fireplace.
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So far your describing the problem has me scratching my head. But that statement leads me to say (see below).
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Originally Posted by greglepore
You're not looking for continuity. You need a voltmeter and check for resistance between the black and white and black and ground wires when they're NOT hooked to anything in the box where they're fed or at the fireplace end. If the resistance is anything other than infinite, you have a short to neutral or ground, and you're going to have to either live without power to the f/p or pull a new wire somehow.
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Agree with this but going further, if there are 5 blacks and one white (?, or are you saying 5 whites as well?) even in flex conduit, this needs some serious attention to find out what is connected here that requires 4 load wires off a line wire. Very easy to get things crossed up in a deal like this.
@DWBOX2000, If you don't understand simple branch circuits then don't mess with this. A gang like that has to be sorted device by device. It is entirely possible that all devices on this circuit should not be on one breaker. You need to know the current draw of each.
You ask,
"My question is does that mean it’s the fireplace or could one of the wires still be causing the circuit to break even though continuity is fine." The answer is absolutely. What is the history here? Things don't work and then suddenly not work w/o a cause.